The offense of the Pittsburgh Steelers left a lot to be desired because the membership fell to 5-4 on the season by way of an unsightly 25-10 loss on the Los Angeles Chargers (7-3) on Sunday evening.
Following the defeat, Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers supplied a blunt evaluation of his efficiency at SoFi Stadium in entrance of a prime-time viewers.
Aaron Rodgers accepts blame for Steelers’ loss at Chargers
“I missed, clearly, some throws, for certain,” Rodgers mentioned throughout his postgame feedback, per Myles Simmons of Professional Soccer Speak. “After which we weren’t getting guys open and couldn’t put all of it collectively. Occasions guys have been open, I missed the throws that I normally make. Our protection performed very well tonight. Offensively, we have been fairly dangerous. So, we’ve bought to discover a strategy to get open on third down, I’ve bought to discover a strategy to hit ‘em, as a result of that was just a few dangerous ball.”
In whole, Rodgers accomplished 16-of-31 move makes an attempt for 161 yards with one landing and two interceptions versus the Chargers. Whereas one among those picks occurred on a move that ought to’ve resulted in a Pittsburgh completion, Rodgers additionally took a bad safety within the contest’s first quarter.
In the meantime, he tossed his one touchdown of the night with 2:57 remaining in regulation when the sport’s consequence had mainly already been determined.
“I count on to play nice each single week, and this was not my finest efficiency,” Rodgers added. “I’ve bought to play higher than this for us to win. No matter it takes. If it’s higher checks, if it’s higher throws, I’ve bought to play higher. I’ll, however we’ve bought to bounce again. We’ve bought to play higher on offense, for certain, however that is a part of the season. There’s ebbs and flows, there’s ups and downs. And we will’t experience the wave. It felt like our power — and it begins with me — wasn’t as nice on offense. I felt like have been have been simply form of struggling just a little bit and couldn’t get a play and get going. …We had so many three-and-outs and we damage ourselves with a few penalties, and I didn’t play excellent in any respect.”
Mike Tomlin is aware of Steelers weren’t adequate in opposition to Chargers
The Steelers have been trailing by 19 factors with underneath seven minutes to play within the fourth quarter when the Chargers recovered a muffed punt deep in Pittsburgh territory. That second largely summed up how the guests performed in a sport that Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin seemingly cannot neglect about quickly sufficient.
“I am not missing confidence,” Tomlin mentioned after Sunday’s loss, per ESPN’s Brooke Pryor. “I do not want a pat on the again. We stunk it up tonight. We’ll be again.”
The primary-place Steelers subsequent host the Cincinnati Bengals (3-6) on Nov. 16. Cincinnati defeated Pittsburgh in Week 7 on Oct. 16.
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